Nine Figs in the Flapjack ch.6, p.15


The Ergonomic Bomb
            Fun, in the form of legitimate grounds for appeal, was emblazoned on each bag of peaches that the temple produced.  Randy Abbott, the temple’s spokesman, chose one bag at random during the month of August (the same month Ian Fleming died) and placed within it a miniature copy of Hump and Stubble, a novel about sweaters and people who pontificate with their eyes closed.
            “I’ve always identified with the character of Egros, the distance between two classified ads.”
            While Moogh and Murphy gaped in confusion at Wort’s words, Preston burst into laughter.  He got the reference.  He had read about the book.

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